03/07/2013
The insufficiency of own energy resources forces the European Union to be supplied from abroad, something that has important implications for the Member States’ security. Nevertheless, and even considering that Europe can’t aspire to the increasing energetic independence achieved by North America, the existence in Eurasia of the major world gas proved reserves makes possible to the Union to guarantee its energy security without diminishing its global security, providing that the relation with key actors as Russia is reformulated.
Author: Francisco J. Ruiz González